Syntax

SaveSetting appname, section, key, setting

Description

Saves the value of the specified key in the system registry. The following table describes the named parameters to the SaveSetting statement:

Parameter

Description

appname

String expression indicating the name of the application whose setting will be modified.

section

String expression indicating the name of the section whose setting will be modified.

key

String expression indicating the name of the setting to be modified.

setting

The value assigned to key.

Example

'The following example adds two entries to the Windows registry

'if run under Win32 or to NEWAPP.INI on other platforms,

'using the SaveSetting statement. It then uses DeleteSetting

'to remove these entries.

Sub Main()

  SaveSetting appname := "NewApp", section := "Startup", _

  key :="Height", setting := 200

  SaveSetting appname := "NewApp", section := "Startup", _

  key :="Width", setting := 320

  DeleteSetting "NewApp" 'Remove NewApp key from registry

End Sub

See Also

GetAllSettings (function), DeleteSetting (statement), GetSetting (function)

Note

Under Win32, this statement operates on the system registry. All settings are saved to the following entry in the system registry:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\BasicScript Program Settings\appname\section\key

On this platform, the appname parameter is not optional.

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